[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 31612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14798]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1175]


Approval of Manufacturing Activity Within Foreign-Trade Zone 246 
Waco, TX; Caterpillar Inc. (Construction Equipment)

    Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 
18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade 
Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order:
    Whereas, the City of Waco (Texas), grantee of FTZ 246, has 
requested authority on behalf of Caterpillar Inc., to manufacture 
construction equipment under zone procedures within FTZ 246, Waco, 
Texas (filed 12-15-2000, FTZ Docket 69-2000);
    Whereas, pursuant to Sec. 400.32(b)(1), the Commerce Department's 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration has the authority to act 
for the Board in making such decisions on new manufacturing/processing 
activity under certain circumstances, including situations where the 
proposed activity is the same, in terms of products involved, as 
activity recently approved by the Board and similar in circumstances 
(Sec. 400.32(b)(1)(i));
    Whereas, the Board's Executive Secretary has determined that the 
application meets the criteria for review under Sec. 400.32(b)(1)(i); 
and,
    Whereas, the FTZ staff has reviewed the proposal, taking into 
account the criteria of Sec. 400.31, and the Executive Secretary has 
recommended approval;
    Now, therefore, the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, 
acting for the Board pursuant to Sec. 400.32(b)(1), concurs in the 
recommendation and hereby approves the request subject to the Act and 
the Board's regulations, including Sec. 400.28.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of May 2001.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    Attest:
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-14798 Filed 6-11-01; 8:45 am]
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